YES! “Go Blind in ’09”

QOTD- Blind often, but not every day. Great show. Cut right to the chase.
Glad to see you agree that the Cliff Lede cabs are awesome. Went to their winery a few months back. Nice place. Their Sauv. Blanc isn’t too bad either but the cab kills.

QOTD —- Maybe have a blind tasting once a week G . Different varietals from all over the world with differnt price points.

QOTD:

The Blind Tasting is a great idea. You should do it at least once a week. Hope to see more of it 2009

QOTD:

Monday… Guest blogger or other social networker– virtual interviews with interactive software or call-in
Tuesday… regions, neglected areas, emerging areas
Wednesday… Winemaker, wine celebrity, other celebrity (e.g. Erin Andrews)
Thursday… education
Friday… Blind and other wild, just for fun topics

or some combination thereof

Great Great show Vayner!!!

QOTD: Once a week call it blind Tuesday.

Yes! Go blind for O9, some of my favorite shows have been blind, with one obvious exception of course.

Blind in ’09. Absolutely. However, you should be thrown a curveball: do 3 wines blind, 3 wines not blind, same episode and (obviously not being told that they are the same), score em both… see if you score them differently.

Gary,
You go boy!
QOTD: YES! YES! YES!
It would be like a 10 on the richter scale running through the wine world!
What a great idea! $20 Davids knocking down $60 Goliath’s! What would they all do?
You got to know you would move the market.
I love you man!

Great show!!!!

QOTD: I love the blind tasting format, but all year long is way too much. Maybe once a week; I like the blind Tuesday suggestion.

Yes go blind.

Blind once a week would be a good start.

Blind once a week.

Gary & Chris, First I have to say, DO YOU NEED SOME MORE BORDEAUX??????? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary – BLIND????????????? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RADOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go blind in 09……proof is in the pudding then

GO BLIND!

I say – blind tastings on mondays, along with laid back fridays, and special episodes on wednesdays (cheese, chocolate, even a beer, whisky or scotch episode)

Gary- QOTD: YES,YES,YES and YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I was watching and enjoying todays show, I was thinking how cool it would be to do a blind Rhone show. A Cote du Rhone, v. Vacqueras, v. St. Joseph, v. Gigondas, v. Hemitage, v. Chataneuf du Pape, etc, etc. Washington Merlot, v. Cali Merlots. The right & left banks of Bordeaux. The combos are vast.

QOTD: I wouldn’t say every show….but, I do think there’s room for a bunch as I’ve already mentioned.

Blind in 2009! I think it is a good way to really focus on the wines, stumble upon some interesting results and probably a pretty fun format for you. Once or twice a week sounds like a good balance so that it doesn’t get tired. You’ll have to work out something better than those paper bags though… i got a little lost at the end too, when you unveiled the wines and i forgot what the characteristics of some of them were. i think that is mostly because it is hard to remember with that many wines and the only thing differentiating them as i watch are the numbers. it is easier to remember tasting comments when you are able to talk more about the particular wine/vineyard as you go since there are more things to associate with your analysis(visually). you know… its kind of like when you park in a structure and your spot is labeled “blue – 4 – west” instead of just 4.

QOTD: Go blind once or twice a week. It could lose its appeal if it would be all of the time. I would say that you should push the blind challenge to Parker and Wine Spectator.

I think a blind tasting 1 to 3 times/week max. Loved the show!

Lurker alert !! Yes, go blind from here forward. It’s the best way to make sure your tastings are objective, not colored positively or negatively based on labeling or brand name.

By the way, in another product area prone to subjective ratings through branding (cigars), blind tastings are the basis of all cigar ratings with Cigar Aficionado. You should do the same.

Lurker alert !! Yes, go blind from here forward. It’s the best way to make sure your tastings are objective, not colored positively or negatively based on labeling or brand name.

By the way, in another product area prone to subjective ratings through branding (cigars), blind tastings are the basis of all cigar ratings with Cigar Aficionado. You should do the same.